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Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
GCSE results 2026
Redcar and Cleveland GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 10 state secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland, 1,543 pupils. Redcar and Cleveland ranks 116 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which fell by 0.8 points on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
47.1%
0.7 pts below England
Grade 7+ English & maths
9.8%
4.9 pts below England
Attainment 8
44.9
2.7 points below England
Council rank
116 / 151
By average Attainment 8
Redcar and Cleveland at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: Rye Hills Academy (51.2).
- Schools range from 36.5 to 51.2 on Attainment 8, a spread of 14.7 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 37.5, 11.5 points behind their classmates (a smaller gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Rye Hills Academy (47.2).
- Most improved on 2025: St Peter's Catholic College, up 4.3 points to 38.6.
Every Redcar and Cleveland secondary school, ranked
Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths
| # | School | Pupils | Attainment 8 | vs 2025 | Grade 4+ E&M | Grade 5+ E&M | Grade 7+ E&M | Disadvantaged A8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rye Hills Academy | 171 | 51.2 | −0.7 | 74.9% | 55.0% | 17.5% | 47.2 |
| 2 | Outwood Academy Bydales | 147 | 50.4 | +3.8 | 80.3% | 62.6% | 15.0% | 44.1 |
| 3 | Huntcliff School | 98 | 47.7 | −1.6 | 72.4% | 53.1% | 7.1% | 43.4 |
| 4 | Sacred Heart Catholic SecondaryRoman Catholic | 148 | 47.5 | −2.9 | 67.6% | 47.3% | 11.5% | 39.1 |
| 5 | Laurence Jackson School | 237 | 45.4 | −2.5 | 69.2% | 46.4% | 8.4% | 38.8 |
| 6 | Nunthorpe Academy | 238 | 44.2 | −2.8 | 66.0% | 45.8% | 12.6% | 30.4 |
| 7 | Freebrough Academy | 144 | 44.0 | −2.4 | 71.5% | 54.9% | 6.9% | 36.4 |
| 8 | Outwood Academy Redcar | 125 | 39.8 | +2.5 | 60.8% | 42.4% | 6.4% | 35.2 |
| 9 | St Peter's Catholic CollegeRoman Catholic | 97 | 38.6 | +4.3 | 50.5% | 28.9% | 4.1% | 34.2 |
| 10 | Outwood Academy Normanby | 138 | 36.5 | +1.1 | 55.1% | 28.3% | 2.2% | 32.0 |
| England average | 47.6 | 66.8% | 47.8% | 14.7% | 37.7 |
Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.
Redcar and Cleveland against the rest of the North East
- Stockton-on-Tees52.0%
- Gateshead51.5%
- North Tyneside47.2%
- Redcar and Cleveland47.1%
- Newcastle upon Tyne46.6%
- Sunderland46.4%
- County Durham45.8%
- Darlington45.1%
- Northumberland44.4%
- Hartlepool42.2%
- Middlesbrough39.4%
- South Tyneside38.9%
Reading these figures
- Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
- There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
- These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
- Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.